230pp Illus "My Life in The Negro Baseball Leagues." Foreword by John "Buck" O'Neil. Introduction by Gerald Early. Signed by Bauer on front endpaper. Much moisture damage to bottom third of book.

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Title

CATCHING DREAMS

Publisher

Syracuse Univ.

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0815605633

ISBN 13

9780815605638

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Reading

Dust Jacket Condition

Poor

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By the Author

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Synopsis

An account of twenty-five years in Negro League baseball looks at the men, the teams, and the times, including catching for Satchell Paige

About the Author

Frazier "Slow" Robinson played professional baseball in parts of four decades beginning in the 1920s. He caught for Hall-of-Fame pitchers Satchel Paige and Leon Day and played with many other legendary Negro Leaguers. He died in 1997.

Paul Bauer is a rare book dealer specializing in baseball. He lives in Kent, Ohio.

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